Overview There is no denying that you wear many hats. You are leaders, coaches, mentors, administrators, referees, liaisons, and much more. But ultimately, the effectiveness of this digital initiative comes down to two questions:
How can you help increase achievement for all students in your school?
How can you effectively evaluate and support your staff's professional growth?
Learning Outcomes During this session we will...
Articulate our beliefs about learning and teaching;
Reflect on what aspects of learning and teaching will be altered by technology;
Explore the Technology Integration Spectrum and what this means for our evaluation process; and
Discuss strategies for unifying our staff in a culture of digital learning and teaching.
I. Ten Words | 15 minutes
If we are going to spur change, the narrative we create is important. The prompts used in this activity are meant to be a series of ten-word answers that would / could serve to help you drill down to a simple statement of purpose for using technology during learning & teaching. This conversation could serve as the building blocks for larger & deeper conversations later.
Our comments will be recorded in using Today's Meet and will be available for one year to review.
II. What Does Technology Integration Look Like? | 10 minutes
Integration generally begins at the lower levels of enhancement and progresses upward. Just as in Blooms Taxonomy, there is nothing inherently wrong with teaching at the basic levels, nor is it necessarily better to working at the upper levels. It all depends on what the teacher’s intent is. The key, just as with Bloom’s Taxonomy, is to connect the tools and process used with the targeted level.
Overall we want to see professional growth of staff towards transformational learning experiences and our students developing their 21st century learning skills as mentioned in the ISTE Standards (formally known as NETS Standards).
IV. What About those "Tough Conversations"? | 15 minutes
There is significant evidence that effective feedback is a critical element of any process.It is essential that school administrators apply, with fidelity, meaningful feedback to support professional learning and growth.
V. Reflection | 10 minutes
Any use of technology should improve the process or outcome. We must ask ourselves whether using technology is contributing to improved teaching and learning, be it a pencil, textbook, laptop, or tablet.
In our Breakout Sessions we are going to dive deeper into our expectations for our staff as they integrate technology into their curriculum and instruction. Yet, knowing that you are your school's leader in this initiative...
What concerns you most as a leader within your school during this digital transition?
Answer anonymously by using this PADLET link. CLICK HERE.
Additional Resources| ISTE Standards for learning, teaching and leading in the digital age are widely recognized and adopted worldwide. It is highly recommended you explore the ISTE Standards Family for Students, Teachers, Administrators and Coaches.
Making the Case! Real-life school and classroom scenarios for facilitating conversations between teachers and policymakers in order to connect practice and policy to improve student achievement in schools nationwide//, created by the Teachers Network Leadership Institute.
8 Things to Look for in Today's Classrooms, A blog post by George Couros, Division Principal for Parkland School Division and an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership consultant.
References | 10 Words | Adapted from ISTE 2013 Presentation | Technology Transforms Pedagogy: Combining the Tools and the Vision. Chris Lehmann.
The SAMR Model offers a method of seeing how technology might impact educational technology learning and teaching. It also outlines a progression adopters often follow as they progress through teaching and learning with technology. More on the SAMR Model, and how it is connected with Bloom's Taxonomy courtesy of Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything, and SAMR examples.
The Hype Cycle is a branded graphical tool developed and used by IT research for representing the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies.
Looking for Technology Integration (LoFTI) is an observation tool you should be familiar with. The data gathered is helpful in assisting in planning and providing professional development for technology integration.
"Crucial Conversations" New York Times Best Seller, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Swizler. Summarized by Paul Arnold (Facilitator and Trainer).
Image Copyright |
Technology Integration Spectrum Inforgraphic property of The Digital Learning Collaborative at the Friday Institute, created by Jaclyn B. Stevens, and should not be reproduced nor used without permission from the DLC.
Other Images used in this presentation are used in compliance with Creative Commons Copyright.
There is no denying that you wear many hats. You are leaders, coaches, mentors, administrators, referees, liaisons, and much more. But ultimately, the effectiveness of this digital initiative comes down to two questions:
Learning Outcomes
During this session we will...
I. Ten Words | 15 minutes
If we are going to spur change, the narrative we create is important.The prompts used in this activity are meant to be a series of ten-word answers that would / could serve to help you drill down to a simple statement of purpose for using technology during learning & teaching. This conversation could serve as the building blocks for larger & deeper conversations later.
Our comments will be recorded in using Today's Meet and will be available for one year to review.
II. What Does Technology Integration Look Like? | 10 minutes
Integration generally begins at the lower levels of enhancement and progresses upward. Just as in Blooms Taxonomy, there is nothing inherently wrong with teaching at the basic levels, nor is it necessarily better to working at the upper levels. It all depends on what the teacher’s intent is. The key, just as with Bloom’s Taxonomy, is to connect the tools and process used with the targeted level.III. Evaluation Practices | 25 minutes
Overall we want to see professional growth of staff towards transformational learning experiences and our students developing their 21st century learning skills as mentioned in the ISTE Standards (formally known as NETS Standards).IV. What About those "Tough Conversations"? | 15 minutes
There is significant evidence that effective feedback is a critical element of any process.It is essential that schooladministrators apply, with fidelity, meaningful feedback to support professional learning and growth.
V. Reflection | 10 minutes
Any use of technology should improve the process or outcome. We must ask ourselves whether using technology is contributing to improved teaching and learning, be it a pencil, textbook, laptop, or tablet.In our Breakout Sessions we are going to dive deeper into our expectations for our staff as they integrate technology into their curriculum and instruction. Yet, knowing that you are your school's leader in this initiative...
What concerns you most as a leader within your school during this digital transition?
Answer anonymously by using this PADLET link. CLICK HERE.Return to your Agenda.
Additional Resources|
ISTE Standards for learning, teaching and leading in the digital age are widely recognized and adopted worldwide. It is highly recommended you explore the ISTE Standards Family for Students, Teachers, Administrators and Coaches.
Transformation & Technology: A New Way of Learning, second edition.
Making the Case! Real-life school and classroom scenarios for facilitating conversations between teachers and policymakers in order to connect practice and policy to improve student achievement in schools nationwide//, created by the Teachers Network Leadership Institute.
8 Things to Look for in Today's Classrooms, A blog post by George Couros, Division Principal for Parkland School Division and an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership consultant.
References |
10 Words | Adapted from ISTE 2013 Presentation | Technology Transforms Pedagogy: Combining the Tools and the Vision. Chris Lehmann.
The SAMR Model offers a method of seeing how technology might impact educational technology learning and teaching. It also outlines a progression adopters often follow as they progress through teaching and learning with technology.
More on the SAMR Model, and how it is connected with Bloom's Taxonomy courtesy of Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything, and SAMR examples.
The Hype Cycle is a branded graphical tool developed and used by IT research for representing the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies.
Looking for Technology Integration (LoFTI) is an observation tool you should be familiar with. The data gathered is helpful in assisting in planning and providing professional development for technology integration.
"Crucial Conversations" New York Times Best Seller, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Swizler. Summarized by Paul Arnold (Facilitator and Trainer).
Image Copyright |
Technology Integration Spectrum Inforgraphic property of The Digital Learning Collaborative at the Friday Institute, created by Jaclyn B. Stevens, and should not be reproduced nor used without permission from the DLC.Other Images used in this presentation are used in compliance with Creative Commons Copyright.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License except for Technology Integration Spectrum Infographic